moddey

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish madrad, matad (dog, cur). Cognate with Irish madadh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɔːðə]

Noun

moddey m (genitive singular moddee, plural moddee)

  1. dog
    Cha nel moddey ec Jamys.
    James hasn't a dog.
    Lhig eh feddan er y voddey.
    He whistled to the dog.

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Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
moddeyvoddeyunchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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